Maria Julia

Maria Julia, PhD
Professor

614-292-3521
julia.1@osu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education
PhD - The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH - Social Work
MSW - University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico - Social Work
BA - University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico - Sociology, Psychology

Teaching Interests
Research methods and data analysis; international social work and social development; interprofessional education and practice; multicultural understanding and approaches to practice.

Research Interests
International social development and the role women play in these processes; multicultural/multinational gender studies, such as women's role during periods of war; women's health, broadly defined. Both quantitative and qualitative methods of inquiry are utilized but, given the focus of most recent research projects, participatory action research has been a primary method.

Recent Publications
“Multidimensional Approach to Inter-Professional Education and Practice.” The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 4, 11, 2010, pp. 37-46.

“Awareness, Knowledge, and Perceptions about Drug Abuse Among Kuwaiti Women,” with H. Ridha.  Submitted for  publication to The Arab Journal for the Humanities, 2009.

“International Social Work and Social Welfare: Central America.” Encyclopedia of Social Work, 20^th Edition, Oxford University Press and NASW Press, 2008.

“Perceptions and Knowledge: Kuwaiti Women and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic,” with H. Ridha.  Journal of Social Sciences, 44, 2007.

“Bedouin Moslem Women Achieving Control Over their Lives: Factors Supporting Empowerment,” with H. Al Maseb.  Accepted for publication in Social Development Issues, 29, 1, 2006.

Books
Constructing Gender: Multicultural Perspectives in Working with Women.  Bedmont, California: Brooks Cole, 2000.

Multicultural Awareness in the Helping Professions.  California: Allyn and Bacon, 1996.

Interprofessional Care and Collaborative Practice, with M. Casto.  California: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1994.
 

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